102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2585
 
Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Mike Murphy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 301/55-45 new

     Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Provides that no person may provide services as a certified peer recovery specialist unless he or she is certified by the Department of Human Services. Provides that an applicant for certification must: be 18 years of age or older; have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate; have a current or past mental illness, substance use, or co-occurring disorder; self-identify as a person who is in recovery from a mental illness, substance use, or co-occurring disorder as part of his or her personal recovery process; have demonstrated self-directed recovery for a minimum of 24 consecutive months; and have successfully completed any required specialized training or education. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 55-45 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 301/55-45 new)
7    Sec. 55-45. Certified peer recovery specialist.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "certified peer recovery 
9specialist" means a person who has self-identified as being in 
10recovery from mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring 
11disorders of both mental illness and substance use disorder 
12and is certified by the Department to provide services as a 
13certified peer recovery specialist. 
14    (b) No person may provide services as a certified peer 
15recovery specialist in this State unless he or she is 
16certified by the Department as provided in this Section. To 
17become certified as a certified peer recovery specialist, an 
18applicant must meet the following requirements: 
19        (1) Be 18 years of age or older.
20        (2) Have a high school diploma or a high school 
21    equivalency certificate.
22        (3) Have a current or past mental illness, substance 
23    use, or co-occurring disorder.
 
 
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1        (4) Self-identify as a person who is in recovery from 
2    a mental illness, substance use, or co-occurring disorder 
3    as part of his or her personal recovery process.
4        (5) Have demonstrated self-directed recovery for a 
5    minimum of 24 consecutive months as prescribed by the 
6    Department.
7        (6) Have successfully completed any other specialized 
8    training or education requirement as required by the 
9    Department. 
10    (c) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
11implement this Section.